Julie Richardson

Julie Richardson has over 20 years international experience working across a range of sectors and organisations covering different aspects of sustainable development. She has worked as a senior environmental policy advisor to the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit and as Principal Sustainability Officer for Jonathon Porritt’s Forum for the Future. Here her work included advising the business sector on how to incorporate sustainability issues into their corporate strategy including measuring and reporting their wider social and environmental impacts.

In 2005, Julie was awarded an MSc in Holistic Science (with distinction) at Schumacher College and since then has undertaken a range of projects to show how new thinking in science can be applied to sustainable development. This includes a report for the Design Council on sustainable design in the UK and a scoping study on how holistic science can inform environmental policy making for the Environment Agency. Most recently, she has been working for The Dartington Hall Trust to develop a new program on sustainable land use on the estate. The new Landscope project at Dartington arose out of this work.

Julie has published widely, including her most recent co-authored book, The Triple Bottom Line:Does It All Add Up? The book highlights a fresh approach to organisational performance that takes account of environmental, social and economic impacts.

Julie was appointed Director of the Landscope project on the Dartington Hall Trust Estate in May 2006.

Forthcoming and recent courses at Schumacher College

24 November – 5 December, 2008: Ethical Pioneers: an interactive masterclass for the new entrepreneur - course details

Schumacher College is part of the Dartington Hall Trust, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and as a charity (company no. 1485560, charity no. 279756). Registered office: The Elmhirst Centre, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EL, UK.